SUMMARY

1. In the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, the ministers are the bride and bridegroom, the form is their consent to be husband and wife, the matter is the vows and signs, and the inward grace is the grace to make a Christian home together.

2. Once a man and a woman become husband and wife, they remain husband and wife “till death us do part”.  No marriage can be undone; that is to say, marriage is an indissoluble relationship.

2. The decision to get married is very big, requiring time and much thought and prayer. 

References

1. ©The Archbishops’ Council (2000) Common Worship.  The Marriage Service.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/marriage/marriage.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).

2. ©The Archbishops’ Council (2000) Common Worship.  The Marriage Service.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/marriage/marriage.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).

3. ©The Archbishops’ Council (2000) Common Worship.  The Marriage Service.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/marriage/marriage.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).

4. St Isidore of Seville (560- 636 AD) De Eccles, Off. ii,20, cited in Stenhouse, P. (1998) Why do Catholics exchange rings during the Nuptial Mass?  Available from: http://jloughnan.tripod.com/whyrings.htm (Accessed 25 November 2012) (Internet).

5. Church of England (1662) Book of Common Prayer.  The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/bcp/texts/21-the-form-of-solemnization-of-matrimony.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).

6. Church of England (1662) Book of Common Prayer.  The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/bcp/texts/21-the-form-of-solemnization-of-matrimony.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).

7. ©The Archbishops’ Council (2000) Common Worship.  The Marriage Service.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/marriage/marriage.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).

8. ©The Archbishops’ Council (2000) Common Worship.  The Marriage Service.  Available from:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/marriage/marriage.html  (Accessed 25 August 2010) (Internet).